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Richard Wright

Born

in Rucker's Plantation, Roxie, Mississippi, The United States

September 04, 1908

Died

November 28, 1960

Genre

Fiction, Nonfiction, Philosophy

Influences

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Richard Nathaniel Wright was an African-American author of powerful, sometimes controversial novels, short stories and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerned racial themes. His work helped redefine discussions of race relations in America in the mid-20th century.

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Average rating: 4.04 · 165,108 ratings · 8,693 reviews · 274 distinct works • Similar authors

	Native Son 4.02 avg rating — 97,282 ratings — published 1940 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Boy by Richard Wright, Jerry W. Ward Jr. (Introduction) 4.08 avg rating — 53,010 ratings — published 1945 — 311 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncle Tom's Children by Richard Wright, Richard Yarborough (Introduction) 4.12 avg rating — 3,118 ratings — published 1938 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Lived Underground really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,521 ratings — published 1942 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Outsider 4.17 avg rating — 2,292 ratings — published 1953 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eight Men by Richard Wright, Paul Gilroy (Introduction) 3.96 avg rating — 805 ratings — published 1961 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haiku: This Other World by Richard Wright, Yoshinobu Hakutani (Editor), Robert L. Tener (Editor) 4.15 avg rating — 594 ratings — published 1998 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rite of Passage by Richard Wright, David Díaz (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 634 ratings — published 1993 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	12 Million Black Voices 4.12 avg rating — 447 ratings — published 1969 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Was Almost a Man 3.27 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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